OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
WORLD LANGUAGES DIVISION
COURSE SYLLABUS 2012-2013
COURSE INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Betsy Farley, room 335
708-434-3335
bfarley@oprfhs.org
Office hours before or after school by appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION
413 French 3-4
2 semesters, 2 credits
Prerequisite: French 1-2 or equivalent
This second-year French course continues the development of the four language skills. Advanced
vocabulary and grammar are presented with emphasis on oral and written responses. There is increased use
of French in the classroom with frequent dictations, conversations and short compositions. The reading
selections and cultural materials are included.
REQUIRED BOOKS
 C’est à toi! 2, text; 2007 EMC Publishing, LLC ; ISBN 9780821932841
 C’est à toi! 2: Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises, workbook; EMC Publishing, LLC ; ISBN
9780821932926
 French-Eng/Eng-French Dictionary; HarperCollins; ISBN 978-0-06-126047 (Students who took
French 1-2 at OPRFHS should have already purchased this dictionary.)
QUARTER GRADE
The total number of points accumulated during the quarter determines the quarter grade. The following
factors are used as guidelines to determine the quarter grade:
 Written quizzes (with listening comprehension)  Class Participation & Preparation (notebook)
 Compositions
 Cultural Projects
 Homework and Deskwork
 Oral presentations and skits
GRADING SCALE
The following grading scale is used:
A 89.5-100%
B 79.5-89.4%
C 69.5-79.4%
D 69-59.5%
F 59.4% and below
FINAL EXAM GRADE
The final exam covers all material learned throughout the year. The final exam grade for all French classes
is valued at 20% of the total semester grade.
SEMESTER GRADE
The semester grade is determined by the average of the two quarter grades (40% each) and the final exam
grade (20%).
STUDENT PROGRESS REPORTS
Progress reports will be updated continuously and available on Skyward.
COURSE OUTLINE – SEMESTER 1
First Grading Period
C’est à toi! 2, text: Unit 1
 9 Quizzes
 3 Tests
 3 Compositions
 3 Oral Performance Assignments
 Homework & Deskwork
 Participation & Preparation
 Film: C’est à Toi and Tous à bord video series
 Readings: Selected poems, A vous la France! and Images readers
Second Grading Period
C’est à toi! 2, text: Unit 2
 9 Quizzes
 3 Tests
 3 Compositions
 3 Oral Performance Assignments
 Homework & Deskwork
 Participation & Preparation
 Film: excerpts from Paris je t’aime, Delicatessen, Joyeux Noël, C’est à Toi and Tous à bord series
 Readings: Selected poems, A vous la France! and Images readers
 1st-Semester Final Written & Cumulative Examination (Listening Comprehension, Speaking, Reading,
Writing)
COURSE OUTLINE – SEMESTER 2
Third Grading Period
 C’est à toi! 2, Textbook: Unit 3
 9 Quizzes
 3 Tests
 3 Compositions
 3 Oral Performance Assignments
 Homework & Deskwork
 Participation & Preparation
 Readings: Selected poems, A vous la France! and Images readers
 Film: La rue cases-nègres, C’est à Toi and Tous à bord video series
Fourth Grading Period
 C’est à toi! 2, Textbook: Unit 4
 9 Quizzes
 3 Tests
 3 Compositions
 3 Oral Performance Assignments
 Homework & Deskwork
 Participation & Preparation
 Films: Les Intouchables, Les visiteurs, C’est à Toi and Tous à bord video series
 Readings: Readings: Selected poems, A vous la France! and Images readers
 2nd-Semester Final Written & Cumulative Examination (Listening Comprehension, Speaking,
Reading, Writing)